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101. Cotton Ch VIII 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 11
Title:
Confirmation of King Eadred of England (r. 946-955) to the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Winchester
Scope & Content:
King Eadred confirms 55 hides (mansae) at Downton and 45 at Ebbesborne, Wiltshire, for the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Winchester; dated 948, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 540). Endorsed in a contemporary hand, ‘Þis is ðæs landes boc æt duntune. ðe eadred cyngc ednyƿon gebocade sanctæ t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

102. Cotton Ch VIII 35

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 35
Title:
General grant of King Æthelwulf of Wessex (d. 858) to the Church and Wiferth, minister (‘Second Decimation’)
Scope & Content:
King Æthelwulf of Wessex grants land and privileges generally to the Church, with a specific grant to Wiferth, minister, of one hide (cassatum) at Hardenhuish, Wiltshire; dated 22 April 854, Wilton, Wiltshire (Sawyer, no. 308). Endorsed in the same hand, ‘+ ðis seondan ðes landes bec ðe æðelulf...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

103. Cotton Ch XII 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XII 28
Title:
Confirmation and quitclaim by Margery, sister of Ralph of Grafton, to Richard Pecche, of land in Hunileigh
Scope & Content:
Confirmation and quitclaim by Margery, sister of Ralph of Grafton, to Richard Pecche and his heirs, of all the land which Henry of Bereford gave him in Hunileigh and which Ralph, her brother, held. Affixed with an indistinct and unidentifiable seal, oval, brown, with a lily, and fragmentary leg...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

104. Cotton Roll XV 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Roll XV 7
Title:
Genealogical roll chronicle of the kings of England to Edward I, with a continuation to Edward II
Scope & Content:
This manuscript may also be referred to as Cotton Charter XV 7. Order as Cotton Roll XV 7. Contents: A genealogical chronicle with a commentary in Anglo-Norman, produced during the reign of Edward I (r. 1272-1307). Face of the roll: Membrane 1: A paragraph on the history of Britain from the ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1272-1307
Extent:

1 roll

105. Cotton Ch XVIII 39

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XVIII 39
Title:
Decree of divorce between George Leslie, 4th Earl of Rothes, and Margaret Crichton
Scope & Content:
Copy of a decree of divorce between George Leslie (b. 1484, d. 1558), 4th Earl of Rothes, and Margaret Crichton (b. before 1496, d. in or after 1545), on account of their consanguinity in the second and third degrees. Copied from the sentence-books of the official-principals of St Andrews by Joh...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1520
Extent:
1 leaf

106. Cotton Ch XI 36

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 36
Title:
Chirograph between Christina of Markyate, prioress of Markyate Priory, and William of Arden of Hamton, relating to land in Deddington and Kinwalsey
Scope & Content:
Chirograph between Christina [of Markyate, c. 1096-1155x1166], prioress of Markyate Priory [Bedfordshire], and William of Arden of Hamton. The priory grants William all of its land in Deddington [Oxfordshire] and Kinwalsey [Warwickshire], which Jordan of Stlingeleia held of the priory; dated to ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1145-1166
Extent:
1 leaf

107. Cotton Ch XI 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 11
Title:
Grant of King Æthelstan of England (r. 924–939) to the minster of Saints Mary and Peter, Exeter
Scope & Content:
King Æthelstan grants five hides (cassati) at Culmstock, Devon, to the minster of Saints Mary and Peter, Exeter; dated 670 for 924 × 939, with English bounds (Sawyer, no. 386). Endorsed in various hands, ‘to Culumstoce’; ‘Regis Æðelstani donatio Qulumstoc’; ‘Carta de Columstoke’.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

108. Cotton Ch XI 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch XI 45
Title:
Letter of Constance, daughter of Conan, duke of Brittany, to Richard Fitzneal, bishop of London, regarding Cheshunt Church
Scope & Content:
Letter of Constance, daughter of Conan, duke of Brittany, to Richard [Fitzneal, r. 1189-98], bishop of London, asking him to receive Fougères Priory [Brittany] into the rectory of Cheshunt Church [Hertfordshire]. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, 'de eccl[e]s[ie] de / cestrehunt.' Affixed with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1190-1195
Extent:
1 leaf

109. Cotton Ch I 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch I 13
Title:
Assessments, accounts and related letters for the ship money collection in Huntingdonshire
Scope & Content:
A volume of assessments for ship money for several parishes in Huntingdonshire, arranged alphabetically. Contains letters regarding the collection to and from various officials including Sir Thomas Cotton (1594-1662), 2nd baronet, sheriff of Huntingdonshire. Bound together with Cotton Chs I 8 (...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1636-1637
Extent:
1 booklet

110. Cotton Ch VIII 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch VIII 27
Title:
Grant of Æthelred (d. 911) and Æthelflæd (d. 918), rulers of Mercia, to the community of the church of Much Wenlock
Scope & Content:
Æthelred and Æthelflæd, rulers of Mercia grant ten hides (cassatae) at Stanton Long and three hides (manentes) at Caughley in Barrow, Shropshire, to the community of the church of Much Wenlock, in exchange for three hides (manentes) at Easthope and five at Patton, Shropshire. They also grant a g...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:

Parchment leaf

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